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Thursday, September 04, 2014

I joined a swap on AFTCM for a fat book page with the theme of "Through the looking glass"!! I decided to use a frame placed over silver foil for the looking glass. I downloaded a frame from Graphics Fairy and digitally removed the horses that were inside the frame. I compiled my collage in Corel Draw - starting with the frame, inserting a tree (GF) and creating a stained glass look all the way around it using elements I created. Once I was happy with the look, I laser printed it on a transparency and trimmed it to 4"x 4". I used alcohol inks and sharpie markers to add colour my design and then left it for a full day to dry completely!! Once dry, I layered it onto a piece of silver foil which I cut just a bit longer to aid in binding if necessary and attached my looking glass to it using two little mini black brads on the frame. I added an alcohol ink background to the back and bound the layers using black and white washi tape along the edges. I added some very cool little metal fasteners which crimped on with pliers - added just the amount of the industrial look I wanted. I tied black and white bakers twine to one of them before adding it. Really happy with how it turned out!!
It is off to my partner in tomorrow's mail!!

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I am a paper crafter that enjoys creating cards and working on a wide variety of paper projects including handmade paper, paper decorating and altered books. I am exploring mixed media and collage with a view of using my own photographs and art in my projects. Recently, I have branched out into a bit of fabric and stitching.
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